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Prisons like the santa rosa correctional institution in florida can be dirty places. blood, sweat, feces and urine are part of the fabric of life here. the task of cleaning that fabric, the inmates clothes and linens falls squarely on 18 inmates who work in the laundry facility. among them is michael james. >> we operate day to day, eight to ten hours a day. you know, we do a lot of different things here. i mean you got fight, stabbings, a lot of stuff that goes on here at santa rosa. its a leve...

Inside the louisville metro department of corrections jail, donald coleman was within two weeks of going home. thats when he got into a fight in the jails laundry facility with another inmate. though coleman said the resulting injuries were due to hoeplay -- >> you got a knot right here. >> he told us something else. >> he called me a bitch and i split his head open. >> wheres coleman? you coleman? >> yeah. >> come on, man. you got disciplinary hearing. >> the next morning coleman had a hearing ...

Inside the louisville metro department of corrections jail, donald coleman was within two weeks of going home. thats when he got into a fight in the jails laundry facility with another inmate. though coleman said the resulting injuries were due to horseplay -- >> you got a knot right here. >> he told us something else. >> he called me a bitch and i split his head open. >> wheres coleman? you coleman? >> yeah. >> come on, man. you got a disciplinary hearing. >> the next morning coleman had a hear...

>> for every six days that you work, you get another extra day of good time and an extra day of work time taken off of your sentence. so for every six days that youre in custody and they are working, its like eight days as long as they behave. >> gonzales works in the laundry facility. >> where is this one going, sir? >> thats going to surplus. >> i work on the clothes that everyone wears. i sort them and fold them. take them off the truck brand new, yeah, theyre all fresh, socks, pants. i get n...

The dope comes out. they take it off there and use it. more than likely, chop it up and sell it, piece by piece. his argument will be he didnt know it was coming in. its coming in off the streets. thats all he has to say, i didnt know it was coming in. this is an actual address. well turn over to squad and let them know it tested positive and its up to them to see what they want to do. >> acting on an inside tip about contraband continuing to come through the laundry facility, on corcorans "b" y...

>> an inmates nonlethal overdose at his job in a laundry facility sparks this full-scale investigation by sergeant lawton and the isu team. >> today were conducting a search of the pia warehouse laundry searching for any kind of contraband. last month we had an inmate overdose in the prison laundry on his job site. >> since corcorans laundry facilities often act as a contraband distribution center for the inmate population this may be one of isus best chances to catch the drugs before they sprea...

>> an inmates nonlethal overdose at his job in a laundry facility sparks this full-scale investigation by sergeant lawton and the isu team. >> today were conducting a search of the pia warehouse laundry searching for any kind of contraband. last month we had an inmate overdose in the prison laundry on his job site. >> since corcorans laundry facilities often act as a contraband distribution center for the inmate population this may be one of isus best chances to catch the drugs before they sprea...

City within the city. along with numerous security concerns that come with temporarily housing some 1800 men and women, facing a huge array of criminal charges, it contains its own versions of the local post office, a hospital, and busier restaurant than just about any other in the city. it also contains a gigantic laundry facility. >> we usually do anywhere from 10 to 12 loads. each load, each washer, the big washers are 125 pounds. the small washers are 75 pounds. if that can kind of give you ...

And busier restaurant than just about any other in the city. it also contains a gigantic laundry facility. >> we usually do anywhere from 10 to 12 loads. each load, each washer, the big washers are 125 pounds. the small washers are 75 pounds. if that can kind of give you an idea. >> the various colored uniforms coincide with each inmates classification. >> all county clothing is generally orange. they have blue for juvenile. red for federal. black and white for state. and white for the kitchen w...

Donald coleman was within two weeks of going home. thats when he got into a fight in the jails laundry facility with another inmate. though coleman said the resulting injuries were due to horseplay -- >> you got a knot right here. >> he told us something else. >> he called me a bitch and i split his head open. >> wheres coleman? you coleman? >> yeah. >> come on, man. you got disciplinary hearing. >> the next morning coleman had a hearing with officer hale who would determine whether he could get...